Specimens and observations documented in Humboldt Canyon in the Patagonia Mountains of Southern Arizona in the Coronado National Forest.
Listings by FAMILY; scientific and common names
ACCIPITRIDAE
*Buteo albonotatus – Zone-tailed Hawk
AEGITHALIDAE
Psaltriparus minimus – Bushtit
AGAVACEAE
Agave palmeri – Palmer’s century plant
ANACARDIACEAE
Rhus virens var. choriophylla – evergreen sumac
APOCYNACEAE
Asclepias asperula ssp. asperula – spider milkweed
APODIDAE
Aeronautes saxatalis – White-throated Swift
ASPARAGACEAE
Dasylirion wheeleri – common sotol
Nolina microcarpa – sacahuista
Yucca madrensis – mountain yucca
ASTERACEAE
Baccharis thesioides – Arizona baccharis
Carphochaete bigelovii – Bigelow’s bristlehead
Pseudognaphalium leucocephalum – white cudweed
CACTACEAE
Echinocereus coccineus – scarlet hedgehog cactus
CARDINALIDAE
Pheucticus melanocephalus – Black-headed Grosbeak
CERTHIIDAE
Polioptila caerulea – Blue-grey Gnatcatcher
CICONIIDAE
Cathartes aura – Turkey Vulture
Coragyps atratus – Black Vulture
COENAGRIONIDAE
Argia pallens – Amethyst Dancer
Ischnura cervula – Pacific Forktail
CONVOLVULACEAE
Evolvulus arizonicus – wild dwarf morning-glory
CORVIDAE
Aphelocoma ultramarina – Mexican Jay
Corvus corax – Northern Raven
CUCULIDAE
Geococcyx californianus – Greater Roadrunner
CUPRESSACEAE
Juniperus deppeana – alligator juniper
EMBERIZIDAE
Pipilo fuscus – Canyon Towhee
Pipilo maculatus – Spotted Towhee
ERICACEAE
Arbutus arizonica – Arizona madrone
Arctostaphylos pungens – pointleaf manzanita
FABACEAE
Astragalus nuttalianus- loco weed
Prosopis juliflora var. velutina – mesquite
*Astragalus hypoxylus – Huachuca Milkvetch
Prosopis velutina– Velvet mesquite
FAGACEAE
Quercus arizonica – Arizona Oak
Quercus emoryi – Emory oak
Quercus hypoleucoides – Silverleaf oak
Quercus toumeyi – Toumey oak
Quercus viminea – Willow leaf oak
FALCONIDAE
*Falco peregrinus – Peregrine Falcon
FOUQUIERIACEAE
Fouquieria splendens – ocotillo
GARRYACEAE
Garrya wrightii – Wright’s silktassel
GYRINIDAE
Dineutus sublineatus – whirligig beetle
HESPERIIDAE
Achalarus casica – Desert Cloudywing
Erynnis tristis – Mournful Dusky-Wing
HIRUNDINIDAE
Tachycineta thalassina – Violet-green Swallow
LIBELLULIDAE
Paltothemis lineatipes – Red Rock Skimmer
LYCAENIDAE
Atlides halesus – Great Purple Hairstreak
Celastrina echo – Echo Azure
LYCIDAE
Lycus fernandezi – Net-winged Beetle
Lycus loripes – Net-winged Beetle
NYMPHALIDAE
Adelpha eulalia – Arizona Sister
Anaea andria – Goatweed Leafwing
Cyllopsis pyracmon – Nabokov’s Satyr
Dymasia dymas – Tiny Checkerspot
Junonia coenia – Common Buckeye
Vanessa cardui – Painted Lady
ODONTOPHORIDAE
Cyrtonyx montezumae – Montezuma Quail
PAPILIONIDAE
Battus philenor – Pipevine Swallowtail
PARIDAE
Baeolophus wollweberi – Bridled Titmouse
PARULIDAE
Dendroica coronata – Yellow-rumped Warbler
Dendroica nigrescens – Black-throated Grey Warbler
Dendroica occidentalis – Hermit Warbler
Dendroica townsendi – Townsend’s Warbler
Myioborus pictus – Painted Whitestart
PHRYNOSOMATIDAE
Holbrookia elegans – Elegant Earless Lizard
PICIDAE
Colaptes auratus – Northern Flicker
*Picoides arizonae – Arizona Woodpecker
Picoides scalaris – Ladder-backed Woodpecker
PIERIDAE
Abaeis nicippe – Sleepy Orange
PINACEAE
Pinus cembroides – Border pinyon
Pinus leiophylla var. chihuahuana – Chihuahuan pine
POACEAE
Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon – bermudagrass
Eragrostis curvula – weeping lovegrass
Eragrostis lehmanniana – Lehmann lovegrass
Eragrostis lugens – lovegrass
Muhlenbergia emersleyi – bullgrass
Piptochaetium fimbriatum – pinyon ricegrass
POLYPODIACEAE
Pleopeltis riograndensis – Rio Grande scaly polypody
PTERIDACEAE
Cheilanthes fendleri – Fendler’s lipfern
Cheilanthes lendigera – nitbearing lipfern
Cheilanthes tomentosa – woolly lipfern
Pellaea atropurpurea – purple cliffbrake
Pellaea ternifolia ssp. arizonica – Arizonia cliffbrake
REGULIDAE
Regulus calendula – Ruby-crowned Kinglet
RUTACEAE
Ptelea trifoliata – common hoptree
SANTALACEAE
Comandra umbellata – bastard toadflax
SATURNIIDAE
Eupackardia callet – Calleta Silkmoth
SCIURIDAE
*Sciurus arizonensis – Arizona gray squirrel
SCROPHULARIACEAE
Castilleja tenuiflora – Santa Catalina Indian paintbrush
STRIGIDAE
*Strix occidentalis lucida – Mexican spotted owl
THRAUPIDAE
Piranga flava – Red Tanager
Piranga rubra – Summer Tanager
TROCHILIDAE
*Cynanthus latirostris – Broad-billed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus – Broad-tailed Hummingbird
TROGONIDAE
*Trogon elegans – Elegant Trogon
TROGLODYTIDAE
Catherpes mexicanus – Canyon Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus – Rock Wren
Thryomanes bewickii – Bewick’s Wren
TYPHACEAE
Typha domingensis – southern cattail
TYRANNIDAE
Empidonax occidentalis – Cordilleran Flycatcher
Myiarchus cinerascens – Ash-throated Flycatcher
*Myiarchus tuberculifer – Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Tyrannus vociferans – Cassin’s Kingbird
URSIDAE
Ursus americanus – black bear
VIREONIDAE
Vireo cassinii – Cassin’s Vireo
Vireo huttoni – Hutton’s Vireo
*Threatened, endangered, sensitive or special species of concern
Source:
Madrean Archipelago Biodiversity Assessment (MABA) Project www.Madrean.org
